Europe’s Advanced Biofuel Sector Helps Aviation Meet Low-Carbon Goals

摘要

Since timing is everything, advanced biofuels in Europe are enjoying tailwinds with the approach of the aviation sector’s aspirational goal for carbon-neutral growth from 2020. The next few years are critical to their success, said Carlos Ocampo, director for biorefining at the Danish industrial biotechnology company Novozymes. The for- tunes for biofuels have been mixed in recent years, espe- cially in Europe, where a backlash against biodiesel pro- duced from palm oil undermined early policy support for first-generation biofuels (JFI Nov.26’18).